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Top 5 Budget-friendly Things to do in Royal Oak, Michigan (MI)
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 57,236. It is the 8th-largest municipality in Oakland County and the 27th-largest municipality in Michigan by population.
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1. Detroit Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,316 reviews
The Detroit Zoo has 125 acres of naturalistic habitats for more than 2,000 animals from anteaters to zebras and features award-winning attractions such as the National Amphibian Conservation Center, Great Apes of Harambee and Arctic Ring of Life. The Zoo’s newest attraction is the spectacular Polk Penguin Conservation Center, the largest facility for penguins in the world.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Since my wife and I live only a short walk from the famous Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, we always plan visits to other zoos to draw comparisons while traveling from coast to coast. Detroit Zoo is one of the most impressive of all. Located at l8450 West 10 Mile Road in Royal Oak, Michigan, at Royal Oak and Huntington, two miles north of the Detroit city limits, at the intersection of Woodward Avenue, 10 Mile Road and I-696, it is one of Michigan's largest family attractions, hosting more than 1.5 million visitors annually, almost as many as Henry Ford Museum. Detroit Zoo is home to more than 2,400 animals representing 235 species and is the first zoo in the United States to use barless exhibits extensively. Opened in 1928, this 125-acre property was added to the National Register of Historic Sites in 1990. Among the most significant attractions in the zoo are the Horace Rackham Memorial Fountain, popularly known as "the Bear Fountain," which was created in 1939 by sculptor Corrado Paducci; the Arctic Ring of life, one of the largest polar bear habitats in North America, which was opened in 2001 and is centered on a 300,000-gallon aquarium that allows visitors to view the polar bears and seals from a 70-foot-long underwater tunnel; the Australian Outback Adventure exhibit, which opened in 2006, and allows visitors to walk through a two-acre simulated Outback containing red kangaroos and red-necked wallabies; the Edward Mordigian Sr. River Otter Habitat, which features four river otters in a 9,000-gallon pool with a waterfall and a waterslide and a glass wall that allows visitors to enjoy an eye-level view of the otters as they swim; The Great Apes of Harambee exhibit, a four-acre indoor-outdoor habitat that is home to chimpanzees and western lowland gorillas; the Holden Reptile Conservation Center, which is home to 150 reptiles representing 75 species; and the Giraffe Encounter, which allows visitors to feed the giraffes from an 18-foot platform that extends into the habitat. Unfortunately, visitors will have to wait until June 2020 for the reopening of the remodeled and renovated Polk Penguin Conservation Center. The original site opened in 2016, replacing the Penguinarium, which was built in 1968 and became the largest facility in the world dedicated to the study of penguins. It was closed in September 2019 for repairs.
2. Drag Queen Bingo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Drag Queen Bingo offers a fun alternative to your usual weekend hot spots as well as getting out just early enough for you to hit the local clubs or bars! Just $20 for shows on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and $30 on Sundays which includes a fabulous brunch buffet! Drag Queen Bingo is an 18+ event and is fun for ALL! We offer refreshments from our full coffee bar (coffees, teas, smoothies, and more!), sodas, water, and much, much, more!
3. The Great Escape Room
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 551 reviews
The Great Escape Room is a real-life room escape game in Downtown Royal Oak. The adventure is based on online escape games in which you are locked in a room with a series of clues and puzzles that must be solved in order to exit the room. It is part scavenger hunt and part puzzle game. Teams of up to 10 will work together to solve the puzzles and escape within a 60 minute time limit.
Reviewed By 22teresad
We went into the Sherlock Holmes library room. There were five girls all ages 11 and two adults. The girls had a blast trying to figure out the problems. It took us 59 minutes and 59 seconds but we actually escaped !!! They were so excited and had so much fun!!! Before we left the building they were asking if they could do it again just a different room . My husband commented at how clean and well lit the place was. The only negative comment I heard was, we expected the library room to look more like a library.
4. Royal Oak Farmer's Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By mikelT9405SJ - Royal Oak, United States
The Royal Oak Farmer's Market is often overshadowed by its' bigger brother Detroit's Eastern Market. But did you know it operates year round every Friday & Saturday cycling in new/additional vendors to provide a wide variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, plants, food products and more. On Sunday's it becomes a Flea Market with your typical market vendors (something for everyone). It has become a hub for activities in Royal Oak on those days/evenings that are available to provide a venue to food trucks, festivals, weddings, events. The best time to experience it is in the Spring when the flower/plant vendors come or in the late Summer/Fall when Michigan produce are at their peak. Check the Market schedule when you are going to be in the area to see what's on the agenda - for sure the Farmer's Market and the Flea Market !!!!
